Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1887-05-06
AND STILL THEY STRIKE.
Chicago Hod-Carriers and Restaurant
Walters Demand More Pay.
A Juvenile Strike Among the MeSsen-
ger Boys Of the Western Union
Telegraph Office.

not granted TIE men should at once omit.
The strike was serious setback to some
of the contractors who have heavy build
ings on their hands. rat the Master
buhders Exchange yesterday the presi-
dent Joseph Downey, said the members
of the association had not granted tho
demand, but would meet tonight to CON
slider the matter, As it was, about hslf
the contractors had all their old men at
work, and others had about one half
under old wages, but would get all they
needed in q few days. The demand
could not be conceded, as the buildings
were going up under old contracts. Near
ly all these contracts have a strike CLAUSE.
The non union men would keen on at
work and everything would be satisfac-
tory TO everyone in q day or two. The
exchange and association did nearly all
the work that was going on and they
would stand together. Some of the CON
tractors said that nearly all of their men
had gone out but they Anticipated no
delay, as there were enough men ready
80 work. As 1t was, TIE other mechanics,
bricklayers.
rLAsrKREgS, AND MAsoNS
did not want to lose their own time ON
account of the others striking.
Al Bohemian Hall, on Taylor street.
near Canal, the officers of the Hod Carri,
ers' Union made their Headquarters. and
said they we're happy and were receiving
good reports from their eight walking
delegates, who were out visiting the dif
ferent jobs. They estimated during the
afternoon that about POO out of $50 con
tractors had given in to their demands.
and they affirmed that only 800 of the
members of their union had stopped
work, the Others having received the price
demanded. President Michaels said they
mad no trouble during the day except in
the Twelfth street district. An Italian
walking delegate had called off his men
on n building, but the Germans woNld
not leave. He went over and the CON
tractor called the patrol wagon, but the
men came out and got free cards and
promises of support. One walking dele
gate had visited twenty eight buildings,
and out of this number twenty three were
giving the required price. On five Jobs
the plasterera and brick LAYERS had gone
out, refusing to WORK under police pro.
lection. number of scabs had also
| struck for 81 n day. About a dozen con
tractors were reported as having called
at headquarters TO get union men, and a
contractor in Lake View had promised all
work who would go there. A number of
hod-carriers iii Hyde park were granted
their demand for wages. The managers
of the union strike say they are sure OF
carrying their point and will stick to it
until they win. Other tabor leaders claim
that the hod-carriers have no head and
that the strike will be of short duration.
RESTAURANT WALTERS.
The walters of Chicago are divided up
into number of classes, and of these
three are organized into Knights of
Labor assemblies. There are the Ger,
mans, about 200 being now members of
the organization who, as rule, are paid
| best wages. Next come the English
speaking walters, who claim an Organiza.
tion of $50 men, and next the colOred
waiters,who are in the restaurants aud who
! receive all kinds of prices, but generally
| small ones. The German walters are salts
fed with what they receive, and those in
the assembly are in it more because of
the beneft to their class than anything
else. The other walters have been dis,
satisfied for long time. The colored
hashers were not well enough organized
| and they, il is claimed by their white
brethren, seek the tips more than salary.
| The colored men are employed in many
of tho larger restaurants and in the
hotels. The English speaking walters
have been uneasy for a long time, and
| fixed upon a schedule of wages to go in
to effect yesterday morning, and which
made distinction between the oyster
| houses, restaurants, and lunch counters,
dairies, beer gardens, balls,
BANQUETs AND EXCURSIONS,
and restaurants which do not open on
| Sundays. The general advance on these
was about S per week, an advance from
| IS and 50 to 80 and so. Yesterday
they made their demands. In the after
noon a meeting of their assembly was
| held at Cooperative Hall. After long
| session Master Workman Pomeroy an
nounced that all the restaurants and oys-
| ter houses had agreed to the prices de
manded except in Race Bros oyster
house. In this establishment the union
men would be called out at once, and tho
owner could fill up as he would, but he
would probably have to come down to
their demand, as he could not get help
that would stay with him. Mr.. Pomeroy
said that the Boston and Chicago Oyster
| Houses had at first objected, but were
now all right. At Frasier's the proprie-
| tar wanted TO hold off week, but they
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concluded to force him TO grant the de
mand at once. The advance would give
the members of the Walters Assembly
about S1,15O wages more n week. The
colored men they SAID, had agreed not
to take any of their places, and after
| time the colored men would be helped
out of the mire. At Races the proprie-
tor said that n number of his old men
| had left, but new ones had come in to
take their places. He proposed to run
his own business and did not care what
was done.
Later ia the afternoon the managers
| of the walters discovered that neither
| Rector's, the Chicago Oyster House,
Race Brothers, or Frazier's restaurants
would accede to their demands. Accord
| ingly they called four men out of Race
Brothers and four out of Frasier's. The
night watches going on at O'Clock in
| the other two restaurants were stopped
and the other watches, who finished their
| work at O'Clock.
WERE CALLED OUT.
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